BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 923 



Sor. albalis, Walk. 



{Hypena albalis ^Wslk. Suppl. 1143 ; Eromene vetusiella, Walk. 

 Suppl. 1763 ; liola strictalis, Z., Zool. Bot. Ver. 1872, 459, 

 pi. ii, 3 ; Sorocostia vetustella, Ros., Ann. Mag. N.H. 1885, 43G, 

 Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 1886, 721. 



In looking through the British Museum collection I noticed 

 this earlier name, involving rectification as above. 



Sor. aenictis, n.sp. 



^.18 mm. Head whitish, irrorated with grey. Palpi 2|, 

 grey-whitish, irrorated with grey. Antennae and abdomen grey- 

 whitish. Thorax grey, anteriorly mixed with whitish. Legs 

 whitish irrorated with dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings very elongate-triangular, costa rather strongly arched, 

 apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; grey, thinly sprinkled 

 with blackish ; a small black mark on costa near base ; two fine 

 black lines, first from -|- of costa to J of inner margin, unevenly 

 curved, once shortly dentate above middle, second from beyond 

 middle of costa to beneath costa at f , thence slightly curved to f 

 of inner margin, irregularly dentate ; second tuft black 'anteriorly ; 

 an indistinct in-egularly sinuate darker grey sub terminal shade; 

 a hindmarginal series of cloudy dark grey dots : cilia grey, 

 sprinkled with dark grey. Hind wings very pale whitish-grey ; 

 cilia grey-whitish. 



Gei-aldton, West Australia; one specimen in November. 

 Nearly allied to S. arachneis, but forewings narrower, hindmargin 

 more oblique, form of first line quite difierent, second tuft 

 anteriorly black ; intermediate in character Ijetween S. arachneis 

 and S. cycota. 



Sot. tornotis, n. sp. 



(J. 15 mm. Head whitish, sprinkled with ochreous, with a 

 black mark on each side of forehead. Palpi 2, grey-whitish, 



